History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS1E08PathOfTheJedi

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Yoda gives a series to these to Kanan and Ezra, chipping away at their facades until they admit what their true motives are.

* WhatTheHellHero: Yoda chides Ezra on wanting revenge against the Empire, asking if that's what he was taught was the Jedi way. Ezra also talks about wanting power, wanting to make the Empire suffer... All Dark Side thoughts.

* ShipTease: A blink-and-you'll-miss-it one at the beginning of the episode. It's apparently early morning, and Kanan can't find Ezra anywhere on the ''Ghost''. Next shot we see Ezra running through the grass, heading for the ship. Once he arrives, he explains that he's late because he was with Sabine. It's revealed in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E13FireAcrossTheGalaxy "Fire Across the Galaxy"]] that he took her to the stolen TIE fighter that he and Zeb lied about destroying (instead hiding it) and let her paint it as a small gift.

* WhatTheHellHero: Yoda chides Ezra on wanting revenge against the Empire, asking if that's what he was taught was the Jedi way.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: When Ezra is overwhelmed by the visions and by being abandoned and alone, he realizes that this happened before and he survived. Hence, he can survive being on his own yet again. It gives him the emotional stability needed to face and conquer his fears.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: When Ezra supposedly wakes up in the ''Ghost'', he realizes that it's an illusion because no one is acting like they would.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: Kanan instructs Ezra to use the Force to find a Jedi temple. After Ezra locates the temple on Lothal, Kanan reveals that he had already looked up its location in the Holocron. The actual purpose of Ezra's test was to make sure he was meant to go there.

* ShipTease: A blink-and-you'll-miss-it one at the beginning of the episode. It's apparently early morning, and Kanan can't find Ezra anywhere on the ''Ghost''. Next shot we see Ezra running through the grass. Once he arrives, he explains that he was late because he was with Sabine. It's revealed in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E13FireAcrossTheGalaxy "Fire Across the Galaxy"]] that he took her to the stolen TIE fighter that he and Zeb didn't actually destroy and let her paint it as a small gift.

** There's a few subtle ones to ''Literature/ANewDawn''. The Inquisitor comments "So that's what he called himself" when Ezra calls out to Kanan, and Yoda enunciates "Kanan" in a way that makes it clear he finds the name surprising, both alluding to the fact that "Kanan" is not his original name. Kanan also mentions having lost his way, which we saw in the book.

* JustAKid: The Sabine illusion says that Ezra's just a scared and abandoned kid, and she pities him.

* PsychologicalTormentZone: The cave shows Ezra visions of his friends dying.
* RedemptionQuest: Kanan admits that he wants to train Ezra as a Jedi because he lost his way before, and sees this as his second chance.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: Kanan instructs Ezra to use the Force to find a Jedi temple. After Ezra locates the temple on Lothal, Kanan reveals that he had already looked up its location in the holocron. The actual purpose of Ezra's test was to make sure he was meant to go there.
* ShipTease: A blink-and-you'll-miss-it one at the beginning of the episode. It's apparently early morning, and Kanan can't find Ezra anywhere on the ''Ghost''. Next shot we see Ezra running through the grass. Once he arrives, he explains being late with saying that he was with Sabine. It's revealed in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E13FireAcrossTheGalaxy "Fire Across the Galaxy"]] that he took her to the stolen TIE fighter that he and Zeb didn't actually destroy and let her paint it.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: When Ezra is overwhelmed by the visions and by being abandoned and alone, he realizes that this happened before and he survived, and he can do so again. It gives him the emotional stability needed to face and conquer his fears.

--> '''Kanan:''' It's a kyber crystal.\\
'''Ezra:''' ''(excitedly)'' Wow! ''({{Beat}})'' What's a kyber crystal?

* ShipTease: A blink-and-miss-it one at the beginning of the episode. It's apparently early morning, and Kanan can't find Ezra anywhere on the Ghost. Next shot we see Ezra running through the grass. Once he arrives, he explains being late with saying that he was with Sabine. It's revealed in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E13FireAcrossTheGalaxy "Fire Across the Galaxy"]] that he took her to the stolen TIE fighter that he and Zeb didn't actually destroy and let her do her art thing to it.

* TheCameo: Yoda makes one, voiced by Creator/FrankOz.

* ShipTease: A blink-and-miss-it one at the beginning of the episode. It's apparently early morning, and Kanan can't find Ezra anywhere on the Ghost. Next shot we see Ezra running in the field. Once he arrives, he explains being late with saying that he was with Sabine. It's revealed in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E13FireAcrossTheGalaxy "Fire Across the Galaxy"]] that he took her to the stolen TIE fighter that he and Zeb didn't actually destroy and let her do her art thing to it.

Kanan and Ezra travel to a Jedi temple on Lothal where Ezra can test his readiness to be trained as a Jedi. While Ezra makes his way through the temple alone and confronts his fear of abandonment Kanan must also confront his own fears of inadequacy as a teacher.

* TheCameo: Yoda makes one voiced by Creator/FrankOz.

** When Ezra wakes up in the ''Ghost'', his first sight is the mural Sabine painted in Ezra and Zeb's room in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E02FighterFlight "Fighter Flight"]].
** There's a few subtle ones to ''Literature/ANewDawn''. The Inquisitor comments "So that's what he calls himself" when Ezra calls out to Kanan, and Yoda enunciates "Kanan" in a way that makes it clear he finds the name surprising, both alluding to the fact that "Kanan" is not his original name. Kanan also mentions having lost his way, which we saw in the book.

** Yoda appears to Ezra in the same way that Qui-Gon appeared to Yoda in Season 6 of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.

** When he ignites his lightsaber for the first time, Ezra [[StabTheSky stabs the sky]] like he did with Kanan's lightsaber in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsSparkOfRebellion Spark of Rebellion]]".

** Kanan briefly discusses Ezra's tapping into the Dark Side in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E07GatheringForces Gathering Forces]]" with both Ezra and Hera.
** When Ezra wakes up in the ''Ghost'', his first sight is the mural Sabine painted in Ezra and Zeb's room in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E02FighterFlight Fighter Flight]]".
** There's a few subtle ones to ''Literature/ANewDawn''. The Inquisitor comments "So that's what he calls himself." when Ezra calls out to Kanan, and Yoda enunciates "Kanan" in a way that makes it clear he finds the name surprising, both alluding to the fact that "Kanan" is an alias. Kanan also mentions having lost his way, which we saw in the book.

* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: Ezra at the end when he shows Kanan his Kyber crystal.
--> '''Kanan''': It's a Kyber crystal.\\
'''Ezra''': ''(excitedly)'' Wow! ''({{Beat}})'' What's a Kyber crystal?

* PowerCrystal: Ezra's reward for passing Yoda's tests of intent is a blue kyber crystal, which goes into his very own lightsaber by episode's end.

* ShipTease: A blink-and-miss-it one at the beginning of the episode. It's apparently early morning, and Kanan can't find Ezra anywhere on the Ghost. Next shot we see Ezra running in the field. Once he arrives, he explains being late with saying that he was with Sabine. It's revealed in "Fire Across The Galaxy" that he took her to the stolen TIE fighter that he and Zeb didn't actually destroy and let her do her art thing to it.

!!Tropes:

---> '''Kanan''': It's a Kyber crystal.
---> '''Ezra''': ''(excitedly)'' Wow! ''({{Beat}})'' What's a Kyber crystal?

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: The illusion of the Inquisitor killing Kanan by stabbing him in the chest. Since it's with a lightsaber, [[BloodlessCarnage there's no blood]].
* FateWorseThanDeath: Ezra sees being abandoned and alone again as this.

* MixAndMatchWeapon: Ezra's lightsaber has a gun embedded in the hilt.

* ShipTease: A blink-and-miss-it one at the beginning of the episode. It's apparently early morning, and Kanan can't find Ezra anywhere on the Ghost. Next shot we see Ezra running in the field. Once he arrives, he explains being late with saying that he was with Sabine. It's revealed in "Fire Across The Galaxy" that he took her to the stolen TIE fighter that he and Zeb didn't actually destroy and had her do her art thing to it.